St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-08

went home. By rules and precedents appli-
cable, he should have never awakened.
The Mandan Times claims assurance that
the proposed road from that place to the
Black Hills will be put in process of con-
struction next spring. If portions OF the
Sioux reservation are thrown open this win
ter the route can be made very direct.
Whether these expectations are well bas ed or
not the time cannot be very distant when q
branch vii run from one or more points on
the Northern Pacific to the Hills.
An amateur company, mainly composed of
church cho.rS, last winter rendered the
Mother Goose" oratorio in the asylum for
the amusement of the crazy folks, and now
appear in the official report made to the leg
iSiature as "comic opera troupe from
Yankton,'' who entertained the insane ad-
mirably. Nothing is said of the opinion of the
performance by those not demented.
At the November election the counties of
South Dakota increased their vote of two
years previous l0,605, while the North in-
creased 6.39S. or including the 900 in CasS
who left of the delegate, 1928. Those expert
ut figures find that the percentage of in
crease is slightly larger in the North than in
the South, but they have not made out the
time requisite at this rate for the North to
have the larger number.
Hansbrough, of the Devils Lake postofice
anu Inter-Ocean, is making stubborn fight
on the decision of Commissioner Sparks can
ceiling his claim because it was not in the
postal limit and residence could not be held
there. He will endeavor to convince the land
authorities tnat in Dakota the postoihces often
have wide range.
Grand Rapids figures up for the first year
it has had railroad connection, the value OF
improvements at nearly $4,000. Even If La
Moure does take the county seat from 1t, 1t
has bright future, as it is in some OF the
best farming region of the James
Ao of rplipODS ptiOnofte at
DEVILS Lake, d customer before the bar there
the other da, as he swallowed Sundry glasses
of beer, profanely denounced the satoon-
keeper as not good church member, because
be managed to fill the glasses two-thlrds with
froth to one-third of beer.
1t is not often that roller skating rink is
heard of since the tobogganing craze but
the one at Piankinton was burned rect nfly,
containing all the skates, some OF the lnStru-
ments of the band, and some other property
III was shown that PlaRknton needs more
efficient fire apparatus.
Commissioner Dunlap wants congress to
fix the boundaries of the land districts to con-
form with those of the counties. His efforts
so far to fix Dakota boundaries have not been
rewarded with marked success.
The Alexandria Herald, in Hanson county,
predicts that no further attempts will be
made in that section to raise flax on a large
scale, rs they have had poor crops ana low
prices for three years.
Congressman Kanouse, the prohibition
apostle, with A. c. Folsom, has purchased
the Diana Monitor and Woonsocket Times
and will make them talk for prohibition and
the Huron state.
The Russians in Campbell and Mcpherson
counties, whose crops failed this year, have
lately received several cars of provisions
from their friends in their old home in Bon
Homme.
Churchs Ferry, a little town of a few
months on the Manitoba extension, foots up
S42, 900 invested in improvements in six
months. 1t has the location for quite bust
ness point.